Korosh Nejad (born Korosh Arshadnejad) is an Iranian professional poker player based in London, England. He was born in Tehran.

Nejad has played for over 30 years.[1] He first came to the public attention with three impressive performances in the Stakis Festival in London during May 1999 where he had a 2nd-place finish in a £100 Pot Limit Omaha tournament, a 1st-place finish in a £100 Seven Card Stud tournament and a 4th-place finish in a £250 No Limit Hold Em tournament.[2][3][4]

He went on to make regular appearances on the Late Night Poker television show. In the third season he won a tournament featuring Charalambos "Bambos" Xanthos, "Gentleman" Liam Flood, Ram "Crazy Horse" Vaswani and Hemish Shah. He won a tournament in the fifth season, which featured Joe "The Elegance" Beevers, Dave "The Devilfish" Ulliott and Julian "The Kid" Gardner. He went on to finish 2nd to Padraig Parkinson in the Series 5 Grand Final.[5]

Korosh finished as runner-up to Neil "Bad Beat" Channing in his heat of the 2005 World Speed Poker Open.

References

  1. ↑ "Korosh Nejad's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Stakis Festival, Pot Limit Omaha". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Stakis Festival, Seven Card Stud". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Stakis Festival, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Late Night Poker Series 5, No Limit Hold'em - Grand Final". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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